This year's fantasy Christmas episode is a spoof of It's a Wonderful Life in which Stan wishes he could have Principal Lewis' life. Originally aired December 1, 2014.
- Abusive Parents: After Stan is given his original family back, consisting of a jock son and a doting Daddy's Girl, he sees he gives them presents they hate too and realizes he's a terrible dad no matter the universe.
- In Spite of a Nail: Apparently, Roger was already a part of Stan's original life, but as his tenant Gerald.
- It's a Wonderful Plot: Twice this happens. First, Stan switches lives with Principal Lewis so he could have a stress-free single life, only to realize that in doing so, Lewis gets Francine, Steve and Hailey. Then when he dies in an attempt to set things right, an angel sends him back to his real family. Only, it's not Francine, Steve, and Hailey. Instead, he has a devoted wife, a doting daughter, a jock son, Klaus is a regular goldfish, and Roger is a tenant who lives in the attic named Gerald. It turns out that the entire series was a It's a Wonderful Plot, as Stan did not appreciate his real family, so he was given Francine, Steve, Hayley, Roger, and Klaus as punishment. It was only supposed to be temporary, but his case fell through the cracks when the angel handling it died and went to Super Heaven, and Stan forgot his real family. However, Stan has come to love his terrible family and wants to go back, so he tricks his wife into wishing she never married him.
- Noodle Incident: The angel originally handling Stan's It's a Wonderful Plot apparently died somehow and went to "Super Heaven."
- We Want Our Jerk Back!: Inverted. Stan discovers Francine, Steve, Hayley, Klaus and Roger were being used as a means to punish him because he didn't appreciate his original, perfect family. After having spent so much time with them and forgetting all about his original family, Stan would rather be back with Francine and the others.
